"When am I Ready to be Baptized?"

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Listen to this sermon“When am I Ready to Be Baptized?” · March 19, 2017 · slides available

Scripture Reading: Acts 8:34-39

Intro.

1. The question often arises, “When am I ready to be baptized?”

a. Children ask this question of parents and others.

b. Bible studies with the lost prompts this question.

c. Doctrines of men necessitate a Bible answer to this question.

2. Acts 8:29-38 (36): “What hinders me to be baptized?”

I. YOU ARE READY TO BE BAPTIZED WHEN YOU…

A. Know the Seriousness of Sin.

1. Personal and actual, Rom. 3:23

2. Spiritually dead, Rom. 6:23

3. Under God’s wrath, Eph. 2:1-3

B. Know the Basis of Salvation in the Perfect Work of Christ.

-Death of Christ, Rom. 5:6-10

-Sacrifice for sin, Heb. 9:11-15; 10:10-12

-Death, burial, resurrection, ascension, exaltation, cf. Acts 2:22-38

C. Knows the Conditions of Pardon, Matt. 7:21; Heb. 5:8-9.

-Hear the gospel, Jno. 6:44-45

-Believe in Christ and in His gospel, Jno. 8:23-24; Rom. 10:9-10

-Confess faith in Jesus Christ, Rom. 10:9-10

-Repent of sins, Acts 17:31; 2 Cor. 7:9-10

-Be baptized into Christ for remission of sins, Gal. 3:26-27; Acts 2:38; 22:16

D. Knows the Necessary Commitment that must be made to Christ.

1. Take His yoke, Matt. 11:28-30

2. Set the priority of your life, Matt. 6:33; Lk. 9:23; 14:26-27

3. Count the cost and pay the price of discipleship, Lk. 14:28-33

E. Knows the New Life One Must Live in Christ.

1. The image of Christ, Col. 3:1-11

2. Do not love the world, 1 Jno. 2:15-17

3. Transform your thinking…change your life, Rom. 12:2; 1 Pet. 4:1-3

Conclusion

1. To be baptized, you must know you are lost, want to be saved, and able to choose to put away sin and live for Jesus, Acts 2:37; 3:19.

2. Those who receive the apostolic word are ready to be baptized, Acts 2:41; 8:37-38.

a. Immediately, Acts 16:33.

b. Without delay, Acts 22:16.

3. If you are ready to be baptized, then obey Jesus now and be saved from your sins.

(Developed from outline by Ron Halbrook)

By: Joe R. Price

Posted: March 18, 2017

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